Category Archives: Soil

Gardening In Deer Country

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Protecting Plants While Sharing Until last week’s wind and relentless rain battered blooms and leaves away, the new plantings in my island bed were looking surprisingly mature. The back half of the large, horseshoe shaped bed was planted in February … Continue reading →

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Summer Time Tricks For Treating Moss

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Safe & Easy Ways To Get Moss Gone I like moss. When I first came to the Seattle area, I was delighted to see plush carpets of emerald mosses spreading under big, shady trees. My early taste in garden design … Continue reading →

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Handy Homemade Weed Killers

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Free or Cheap (And Safe) Herbicides As summer kicks in, weeds go into overdrive. Tiny seedlings that required tweezer removal last time you looked are suddenly a yard high and wide. The formerly pristine driveway gravel is turning a lovely … Continue reading →

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Dividing In The Green

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Multiplying Minor Bulbs As summer edges out spring, fading bulb foliage can seem to detract from the garden’s good looks. However, since nutrients from foliage are directed back into the storage bulb, removing those floppy leaves will weaken the plant … Continue reading →

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